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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Clothes Moths (Tineidae) » Tineinae » Tinea » Casemaking clothes moth - Hodges#0405 (Tinea pellionella)
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Carpet Bagger Caterpillar - Tinea pellionella
Copyright © 2009 cdozo

Carpet Bagger Caterpillar - Tinea pellionella
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: 1.25 cm
This caterpillar was climbing up the wall in my house. It would stick the tube to the wall then extend its head and some legs out of the tube a bit, grab the wall, pull the tube toward its head, stick the tube to the wall and then start over.

It could put its head out either end of the tube. The tube appeared to be made of carpet fibers.

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Contributed by cdozo on 20 April, 2009 - 5:23pm
Last updated 14 December, 2011 - 4:59pm

Tinea pellionella
Casemaking clothes moth.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 April, 2009 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
That's it! Thanks for the qui
That's it! Thanks for the quick ID.
… cdozo, 20 April, 2009 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

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